Brazilian will miss first few games of campaign

The £150m-rated Sweden striker has effectively gone on strike as he holds out for a transfer to champions LiverpoolAs a player at Bournemouth and Portsmouth Eddie Howe could invariably be found reading the foreign news pages of the broadsheets while travelling to matches on the team bus.More than two decades on, the Newcastle manager’s ability to …

Guardiola: ‘If they want to leave, knock on my door’Rodri set to travel to Wolves game despite injury blowEderson is considering his Manchester City future, with Pep Guardiola reluctant to allow the goalkeeper’s exit unless the Brazilian informs him he wishes to leave and a suitable offer is received.If the 31-year-old decides he wishes to play …

Gyökeres and Zubimendi likely to start at Old TraffordMartin Ødegaard unanimous choice to stay as captainMikel Arteta has insisted Arsenal will strike gold if they “keep digging” as they start their push to win a first ­Premier League title since 2004 with a trip to Manchester United on Sunday.In May, Arsenal completed a run of finishing second in …

The trip, which comes as part of United's partnership with The Hong Kong Jockey Club, sees United's Under 16 team complete a week-long cultural and football exchange programme.

MATT BARLOW: New Roma boss Gian Piero Gasperini is prioritising two new wingers, with Leon Bailey of Aston Villa and Jadon Sancho of Manchester United at the top of the wish list.

Grand Slam Track is "struggling" to pay athletes and will not go ahead in 2026 unless payments are fulfilled, says Michael Johnson.

Manager Mikel Arteta says Martin Odegaard was the overwhelming choice of players and staff to remain Arsenal captain this season, despite criticism from club legend Tony Adams.

Boss Nuno Espirito Santo questions Nottingham Forest's recruitment process in a surprise swipe at the club.

Northern Superchargers bowler Annabel Sutherland dives to her right to get a hand on Sterre Kalis' shot to deflect it on to the stumps, dismissing Ellyse Perry at the non-striker's end as Birmingham Phoenix fall to 57-5 in the Women's Hundred at Headingley.

Britain's Matt Richardson breaks his own world record in the 200m flying start, a day after becoming the first cyclist to go under nine seconds in the discipline.

All-rounder Jacob Bethell, 21, is set to become the youngest man to captain England in an international when he leads an understrength T20 side on a tour of Ireland.

Iwobi targeting a big season at Craven Cottage after non-stop summer

Hodgkinson won 800m gold in Paris but has been sidelined for over a year since

The 23-year-old has not raced since claiming gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The 21-year-old is on the Test fringes but he is already a white-ball mainstay.